However, an adoption order shall not be made where the applicant is a male and the child in respect of whom the application is made is female or vice versa, unless the applicants and the child have connections by nasab (descent based on lawful blood relationship) under which they are haram to marry.
Sin embargo, no se autorizará la adopción en los casos en que un hombre solicite la adopción de una niña, o una mujer la de un niño, a menos que los solicitantes y el niño tengan relaciones de nasab (relaciones de ascendencia basadas en lazos consanguíneos legítimos), en cuyo caso es ilegítimo (haram) que contraigan matrimonio.